Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

sunrise service

American  

noun

  1. (sometimes initial capital letters) an outdoor religious service held at dawn on Easter morning.


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

I still love the sunrise service on Easter morning.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2024

That means sunrise service attendees will be waking up early on the last day of March this year.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 29, 2024

The morning in 1921 when the Los Angeles Philharmonic played its first Easter sunrise service on a small wooden platform at the hillside site of the future hatch shell.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2022

Easter was emotional and new and different for many this year, including at the Lincoln Memorial sunrise service that has been a tradition since 1979, save the last two years.

From Washington Post • Apr. 17, 2022

The whole family drove slowly through swirling snow to the Garden Tomb, where Liyana’s mother wanted to attend the sunrise service.

From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "sunrise service" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com